To create incremental steps of lighter shades for the color #003b76 in the Oklch color space, we first need to convert the hex color to Oklch, determine the lightness increment, and then create the lighter shades.

Step 1: Convert #003b76 to Oklch

The color #003b76 translates to the following Oklch values (approximately):

• Oklch: (L: 38.0, a: -16.5, b: -34.9)

Step 2: Incremental Lightness Steps

Let’s create 10 incremental steps of lighter shades by increasing the lightness value while keeping the chroma values relatively constant. The lightness will be incremented by about 5% for each step.

Step 3: Generate Lighter Shades

Here are the hex values for the lighter shades based on incremental steps in Oklch:

1. Light Shade Step 1: #003b76 (Original)
2. Light Shade Step 2: approximately L: 43.0 → #00539e
3. Light Shade Step 3: approximately L: 48.0 → #0078c8
4. Light Shade Step 4: approximately L: 53.0 → #0091db
5. Light Shade Step 5: approximately L: 58.0 → #00a1e6
6. Light Shade Step 6: approximately L: 63.0 → #00b2f0
7. Light Shade Step 7: approximately L: 68.0 → #00c3ff
8. Light Shade Step 8: approximately L: 73.0 → #00d4ff
9. Light Shade Step 9: approximately L: 78.0 → #00e5ff
10. Light Shade Step 10: approximately L: 83.0 → #00f6ff

JSON Representation

Here is the JSON representation of the Oklch lighter shades:

json
{
  "palette_name": "Incremental Steps of Light Shade from Deep Blue",
  "colors": [
    {
      "name": "Light Shade Step 1",
      "hex_code": "
                            
                            #003b76
                        "
    },
    {
      "name": "Light Shade Step 2",
      "hex_code": "
                            
                            #00539e
                        "
    },
    {
      "name": "Light Shade Step 3",
      "hex_code": "
                            
                            #0078c8
                        "
    },
    {
      "name": "Light Shade Step 4",
      "hex_code": "
                            
                            #0091db
                        "
    },
    {
      "name": "Light Shade Step 5",
      "hex_code": "
                            
                            #00a1e6
                        "
    },
    {
      "name": "Light Shade Step 6",
      "hex_code": "
                            
                            #00b2f0
                        "
    },
    {
      "name": "Light Shade Step 7",
      "hex_code": "
                            
                            #00c3ff
                        "
    },
    {
      "name": "Light Shade Step 8",
      "hex_code": "
                            
                            #00d4ff
                        "
    },
    {
      "name": "Light Shade Step 9",
      "hex_code": "
                            
                            #00e5ff
                        "
    },
    {
      "name": "Light Shade Step 10",
      "hex_code": "
                            
                            #00f6ff
                        "
    }
  ]
}

This palette provides a smooth transition through 10 different lighter shades, moving from the original deep blue to progressively lighter tones.

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